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A. E. WILSON.

- ATTACHMENT F01; STREET RAIL BR00MS.4 No. 503,024. X ,Patented Aug. 8, 1893 (No Model.) 2" Sheets-Sheet 2.

, A; B'WILSON. Y ATTAOHMENT'FOR STREET RAILYBROOMS. No. 503,024.- PatentedAug; 8, 1898,

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ALFRED E. WILSON, or ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR To'JAMEs s. TIOKNOR, OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT F OR STREET-RAIL BROOMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,024, dated August 8, 1893.

Application filed April 14, 1893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFREDYE. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and state of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Street- RailBrooms, of which the following is a specifioation.

My invention relates to means of so attachin g street-rail brooms to street-oars, thatv they may be readily thrown into, and withdrawn from, contact with the tread of the rails of street-railways and it consists of certain new and useful features of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a street-car, standing on a railway track, provided with my improvement. Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a plan and a side elevation of said improvement detached from the car. Figs. 4 and 5 are like views of a reverse construction of the same. Figs. 6 and 7 are isometric views of latches. for locking the hinged portion of said improvement in a horizontal position.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A are V-shaped fenders, the apices of which usually project'under the platforms of the car, as shown in Fig. 1.

B are brackets, having latch-stops and suspending lugs B B thereon and elongated bearings B therein, and are provided with oblique base-portions B adapting them to be so secured to the fenders Athat the brackets proper will be parallel with and immediately over the rail of the track. The bases B of the brackets B may be secured to the fenders Aby means of bolts or screws, or in any other suitable manner.

O is a broom-holder, having an adjustable socket O on the free end thereof, being mounted by the other end, on a pivot (3 adapted to be freely slid in the elongated bearing B in the bracket B, and having a pin or projection O thereon arranged to engage the suspending lug B on the bracket B.

O is a latch, integral or connected with the broom holder 0, and adapted to freely engage serial no. 470.3791 (No model.)

with and be disengaged from the latch-stop B on the bracket B.

D is a broom, the handle D whereof is inserted through the socket O in the broomholder C, whereinto itis securedby means of a bolt D and a nut D Sometimes it is desirable to attach the broom-holder to the inside of the fender, instead of to the outside thereof. Figs. 4 and 5 show a broomfholder arranged to be so at will disengage from the latch-stop B, and the broom will ride so lightly as to drag little snow or dirt upon the rail, until the broom-holder can be again suspended out of working order.

broom-holder, in Figs. 4 and 5, also works the reverse of that shown in the other views of the drawings.

My invention will be found to be very convenint and useful for cleaning snow, dirt and so forth from the tracks of street-railways, especially in cities, where passing vehicles of all sorts are constantly causing the same to accumulate on the rails thereof.

I claim- 1. In an attachment for street-rail brooms, in combination, a bracket having a latch-stop and a suspending-lug thereon and an elongated bearing therein, and a broom-holder, mounted by one end-thereof on a pivot, adapted to be slid in the elongated bearing in the bracket, and provided with a latch,

arranged to engage said 1atch-stop on said bracket, Whenever the broom'holder is in operative position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an attach ment for street-rail brooms, in combination the bracket, provided with a latch-stop B, a suspending-lug B and an elongated bearing 13", and a broom-holder, having a socket C in the free end thereof, being mounted on a pivot 0 adapted to be freely slid in the elongated bearing B in the brackof, and having a latch C for locking the broom-holder in operative position, and a pin or projection C for engaging the suspendinglug B to retain the broom-holder and its broom, when not in use,out of operative position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ALFRED E. WILSON. Witnesses:

BURTON W. NORTON, NELLIE BUNKER. 

